Hasp.



R. G. POSTON.

HASP.

. 1913. 1 071,461 Patented Aug. 26, 1913.

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K om G UNITED PATENT OFFICE# RICHARD G. Pos'roN, oF BONNE v',IjERRR, MISSOURI.

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v- Apbiication mea June 13,?19'173, 2 .serian-KNO. 773,514.

This invention relates to hasps .and .sta-..

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p One object of the invention is to produce a hasp and staple of simple and efficient construction adapted to be used in connection with an ordinary padlock and by means of which a door or other movable object may be held tightly closed without danger of swinging part-way open, as is oftentimes the case when an ordinary hasp and staple is used, leaving a crack which is obviously objectionable.

A further object of the invention is to so construct the hasp that it will be reversible so that it may be used for a right or left hand closure, as may be required.

A still further object of the invention is to produce a simple and improved construction whereby when required the door or other object maybe held in a partly open position, leaving a small crack for ventilation or other purposes.

With these and other ends in view which will readily appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the improved construction and novel arrangement and combinati-on of parts which will be hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawing has been illustrated a simple and preferred form of the invention, it being, however, understood that no limitation is necessarily made to the precise structural details therein exhibited, but that changes, alterations and modificati-ons within the scope of the claim may be resorted to when desired.

In the drawing, Figure 1 is a front elevation of a door and a door frame equipped with the improved hasp and staple. Fig. 2 is a front view of the hasp detached. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the staple detached. Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional detail view taken through the door post, hasp and staple on the line 4-4 in Fig. 1, showing the parts in assembled relation. Fig. 5 is a similar View, but showing the parts Patented Aug. 26,1913.

i disassembled to permit the door to open very Corresponding f partstr in.A ythe I several' l' figure's are denoted by like characters of ref# Yerence.

f hasp 7 is., hingedlyg-connectedwith fabaseA plate 8, which latter may be secured `Ona door 9 by fastening members, such as screws 10. The hasp has a slot 11 which is substantially H-sha ed, presenting tongues 12 that project rom the top and bottom edges thereof. Owing to this conformation of the slot, the hasp may be reversed and used for a rifrht or a left hand closure, as will be Very o vious.

The staple 15 isconnected with and extends forwardly from a base plate 16. Said staple may be described as consisting of a fiat strip of metal bent to form limbs or side members 17 which are disposed substantially at right angles to the front member 18, the rear ends of said limbs or side members being suitably connected with the base plate. The limbs 17 are provided with upwardly extending lugs 19 which are spaced from the base plate so as to form notches 2O therebetween. The lugs preferably present beveled front ed es 21 which terminate near the front mem er 18 adjacent to which shoulders or offsets 22 are formed.

When, as shownV in the accompanying drawing, the base plate 16 having the staple 15 is secured on a door post, and the base plate 8 having the hasp 7 is secured in the proper position on the door 9, the H-shaped slot of the hasp may be engaged with the staple by passing the front member 15 of the staple through the space intermediate the lugs 1 2, the lugs 19 of the staple passing through the side portions of the sl-ot 11 until the upper portion of the hasp adjacent to the slot 11 may be dropped into the notches 20, thus securely assembling the parts and enabling a padlock to be connected with a staple in the usual manner. It will be seen that when thus assembled the hasp is prevented by the lugs 19 from moving forwardly on the staple, thus preventing the door from swinging open to any extent. If it should be desired to permit the door to swing slightly open, the topmost lug 12 may bedropped into the staple in advance of the lugs 19 and in engagement with the shoulders or offsets 22, thereby permitting the door to swing slightly open, as will be Seen in Fig. 5. It is evident that in order to permit the several adjustments to be made, the hasp must be capable of swinging slightly in a vertical plane, or in a plane substantially at right angles to the axis of the hinge pintle 23, but inasmuch as the requisite movement is but slight, it is found that by making the hinge connection somewhat loose, the various adjustments may be readily effected. The device, as previously stated, may be readily applied either to a right or a left hand door, the hasp being capable of being reversed.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is

A staple, a base plate supporting the same, beveled lugs projecting upwardly from the Side members of the staple and spaced from the base plate, and a hingedly supported hasp having a slot formed With a staple engaging tongue, in combination.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

RICHARD G. PO STON.

Witnesses:

T. E. PHILLIPS, C. T. MALUGEN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of ratents.

Washington, D. C. 

